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- the present invention divides the traditional clutch case into two parts, and involves urging the outer ring contact surfaces away radially from a binding position with rolling members or pins and a shaft, thereby rendering the one-way action of the clutch disabled.
- This solution has several benefits over existing clutches, either externally or internally controlled.
- the first benefit is that the switchable clutch of the present invention has only one more part than a conventional one-way clutch.
- the second benefit is that only one relatively simple part needs to move, so multiple parts or a complex single part is not required to change the action.
- a third benefit is that since the housing half of the case primarily places rolling members in position and does not take significant loads, the housing half can be made out of plastic, carbon fiber, or other non-metal material. This makes for a strong, yet extremely lightweight switchable clutch at a lower cost.
- the clutch of the present invention when engaged, operates like any other one-way clutch.
- the pins or rolling members roll with the shaft and allow for movement in one direction, but bind the shaft to an outer fixed surface, prohibiting rotation when the shaft is urged in the opposite direction.
- the present invention is made switchable from one-way action to free-wheel action, that is, shaft motion is allowed in both directions by separating the outer binding surface from the main housing of the clutch, allowing it to move radially and allow the surface required to bind the shaft to move away from contact with the rolling members and shaft, thereby allowing the shaft to freewheel.
- stops limit rotation beyond the off position and place the actuator in an optimal “on” position.
- FIG. 1 is a front elevational view of a switchable clutch assembly of the present invention with the pin cover off;
- FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a switchable clutch assembly of the present invention around a shaft with the pin cover attached;
- FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a housing member of a switchable clutch of the present invention.
- FIG. 6 is a detail view of a pin in the off or free-wheeling position.
- FIG. 7 is a front elevation view of an alternative embodiment of the switchable clutch assembly with the pin cover off.
- FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the alternative embodiment of the switchable clutch assembly of FIG. 7 with the pin cover off.
- a clutch assembly of the present invention is shown generally at reference numeral 1 .
- Clutch assembly 1 is preferably made of a combination of metal and a lighter weight material such as plastic, although any other suitable materials could be used.
- Clutch assembly 1 comprises an actuator member 4 and a housing member 6 . Both actuator 4 and housing 6 are adapted to fit around a rotatable shaft 7 .
- the rotatable shaft 7 is about ten millimeters (about 0.393 inches) in outside diameter, which corresponds in size to a common conventional fishing reel shaft, although other sizes and uses may be possible with this invention.
- shaft 7 while shown as a hollow cylinder, may be solid as well. Shaft 7 is free to rotate in either a clockwise or a counterclockwise direction when the clutch is in an “off” or free-wheeling position, as will be described. Referring to FIG. 2, when fully assembled, the internal parts of the clutch are enclosed by a pin cover 3 .
- Cylindrical pins or rolling members, 10 , 12 , 14 , 16 , and 18 are captured between actuator 4 and housing 6 and held about shaft 7 , as will be more thoroughly described below.
- the pins or rolling members 10 , 12 , 14 , 16 and 18 are held in operative engagement with shaft 7 by resilient or biasing members 30 - 34 , while being free to rotate about their own axes.
- biasing members 30 - 34 are metal leaf springs, although any number of springs, resilient materials or other biasing members could be utilized. Biasing members are preferably attached to clutch housing 6 , as will be described.
- the housing 6 has a housing fixing member 8 for attachment to a surface.
- the surface would be an interior face of a fishing reel, through which a rotatable shaft is disposed, although other uses of this invention might involve other methods of fixing the housing including multiple contact points such as may exist with teeth or gears.
- Housing 6 has a back plate 9 , which preferably defines a flat planar surface for abutment with an interior face of a fishing reel.
- fixing member 8 is coextensive with back plate 9 .
- a plurality of housing projections 20 , 22 , 24 26 and 28 extend a predetermined distance that is generally normal to the plane defined by back plate 9 .
- the predetermined distance that each of projections 20 , 22 , 24 , 26 and 28 extend from back plate 9 is preferably approximately equal, such that an imaginary plane defining the top surfaces of projections 20 , 22 , 24 , 26 and 28 would be generally parallel to the plane defined by back plate 9 .
- Each projection 20 , 22 , 24 , 26 and 28 has a generally arcuate outer surface of predetermined angle, and a generally arcuate inner surface of a predetermined angle.
- Raised portions 50 , 52 , 54 , 56 and 58 may be formed at an end of the generally arcuate surfaces of projections 20 , 22 , 24 , 26 and 28 , respectively.
- actuator 4 has an actuating arm 5 adapted to be movable from a first, “on” or fixed position to a second, “off” or free-wheeling position when associated with the housing 6 .
- actuating arm 5 adapted to be movable from a first, “on” or fixed position to a second, “off” or free-wheeling position when associated with the housing 6 .
- the actuator could be any other shape, or formed in other conventional ways.
- the actuator 4 could be a drawn cup, for example.
- Actuator 4 preferably has a generally cylindrical outer surface, although any number of outer surface shapes could be employed. Although generally round, the interior surface of actuator 4 comprises flat inner surfaces 41 , 43 , 45 , 47 and 49 , and indented surfaces 60 , 62 , 64 , 66 and 68 .
- the flat inner surfaces form an oblique angle with respect to an imaginary line through the flat surface and perpendicular to a radial line through the center of the actuator, although the particular angle of the flat portion is not critical to the functioning of the clutch. In the preferred embodiment, the angle is between about eight and twenty degrees.
- the indented surfaces 60 , 62 , 64 , 66 and 68 allow movement of the actuator within the housing.
- rolling members 10 , 12 , 14 , 16 and 18 reside in spaces or pockets 40 , 42 , 44 , 46 and 48 defined laterally by the spaces formed between projections 20 , 22 , 24 , 26 and 28 , and defined at their outermost boundary by inner surfaces 41 , 43 , 45 , 47 and 49 , of actuator 4 respectively, and by the external surface of the shaft 7 at their innermost boundary.
- the interaction between the housing and actuator could, of course, result in various shaped pockets other than the illustrative embodiment.
- FIGS. 1, 2 and 5 the clutch is shown in its first, “on” or locked position.
- rolling members 10 , 12 , 14 , 16 and 18 are urged via biasing members 30 - 34 against inner surfaces 41 , 43 , 45 , 47 and 49 , and rotatable shaft 7 so as to prevent rotation in one direction.
- the actuator 4 is rotated via actuator arm 5 in a clockwise direction as viewed in FIG. 1, for example, the inner surfaces 41 , 43 , 45 , 47 and 49 move and break the previous contact positions with both the rolling members 10 , 12 , 14 , 16 and 18 and rotatable shaft 7 thereby allowing the shaft to freewheel.
- further rotation of the actuator 4 is limited within the clutch by the interaction of surfaces such as the raised portions 50 , 52 , 54 , 56 and 58 of housing 6 and the indented surfaces 60 , 62 , 64 , 66 and 68 of the actuator 4 .
- Rotation of the actuator may, alternately, be limited externally such as may be designed in an urging member that moves actuating arm 5 .
- a detail of the “on” or locked position can be seen in FIG. 5.
- Rolling member 10 is held by biasing member 30 in pocket 40 , against top surface 41 of actuator 4 and shaft 7 and away from arcuate concave portion 21 of housing 6 .
- an alternative embodiment of the present clutch 101 has stops 70 , 71 , and 72 .
- Stops 70 , 71 and 72 act to limit further rotation of the actuator. There is a limit to the amount of movement that the actuator can travel beyond its “on” and “off” positions.
- the addition of stops either internal to the clutch or externally may assist in accurately placing the actuator in an optimal “on” position and preventing over-rotation, that could result in damage to the clutch once the “off” position has been reached.
- an over-center spring 202 or similar device may be used to urge an actuator spring arm 200 and housing arm 201 towards the “on” or “off” positions, helping to minimize ineffective intermediate positions.
- This spring-loaded clutch does not require precise positioning of the actuating arm 105 to place the actuator 104 in an optimal “on” or “off” position. Yet another benefit of a spring-loaded clutch is that too much pressure on actuating arm 105 in either direction could cause part of the housing 104 , particularly projections 120 , 122 , 124 , 126 , 128 , 129 , depending on direction, to rub undesirably against the shaft.
- the heavier metal parts such as the actuating arm 105 and the actuator spring arm 200 may have interior walls 190 and 192 defining lightening holes 190 and 193 respectively.
- this alternative embodiment is similar in function to the embodiment illustrated by FIGS. 1 - 6 .
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Abstract
A clutch for use in an open faced fishing reel that when engaged operates as a conventional one-way clutch, with the pins or needles rolling with the shaft and allowing for movement in one direction but binding the shaft to an outer fixed surface, prohibiting rotation, when the shaft is urged in the opposite direction, but when is disengaged, is switchable from one-way action to freewheel action i.e. shaft motion allowed in both directions by separating the outer binding surface from the main housing of the clutch, allowing it to move radially and allow the surface required to bind the shaft to move away from contact with the pins and shaft, thereby allowing the shaft to freewheel. The clutch is particularly well suited for use in a fishing reel.
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- This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Serial No. 60/222,562 filed Aug. 3, 2000.
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- Currently, there are several versions of clutches in fishing reels. Some of these are made “switchable” externally by alternately holding the outer ring of a one-way clutch or letting it freewheel. An exemplary apparatus is disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,570,851, Yamaguchi, et al., assigned to Daiwa Seiko, Inc. (“Yamaguchi '851”). In Yamaguchi '851, a roller-type clutch is provided between the rotor and the reverse rotation prevention member so as to kinematically connect the rotor and the member to each other when the rotor is reversely rotated in such a direction as to unwind a fishing line.
- Other clutches perform a disengagable one-way clutch action internally, that is, urging pins out of contact with the shaft, effectively disabling the one-way action. An example of this mechanism is disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,927,630, Katayama, assigned to Daiwa Seiko, Inc. (“Katayama '630”).
- Both of these methods require manufacture of surfaces hard enough to be able to withstand rolling loads and other forces without degrading those surfaces, for example by gouging or pitting, so that materials such as hardened steel or high performance metal alloy similar to those typically used in the manufacture of ball bearings must be used. The use of these relatively expensive materials leads to greater expense in manufacture. Furthermore, those materials are frequently heavy, increasing the overall weight of the fishing reel, which is an undesirable characteristic. Additionally, the prior art clutches require adding more parts or complex parts to the fishing reel, increasing the overall complexity and manufacturing expense.
- The present invention divides the traditional clutch case into two parts, and involves urging the outer ring contact surfaces away radially from a binding position with rolling members or pins and a shaft, thereby rendering the one-way action of the clutch disabled. This solution has several benefits over existing clutches, either externally or internally controlled. The first benefit is that the switchable clutch of the present invention has only one more part than a conventional one-way clutch. The second benefit is that only one relatively simple part needs to move, so multiple parts or a complex single part is not required to change the action. A third benefit is that since the housing half of the case primarily places rolling members in position and does not take significant loads, the housing half can be made out of plastic, carbon fiber, or other non-metal material. This makes for a strong, yet extremely lightweight switchable clutch at a lower cost. Other and further advantages will become apparent to those skilled in the art in light of the following disclosure.
- More specifically, the clutch of the present invention, when engaged, operates like any other one-way clutch. The pins or rolling members roll with the shaft and allow for movement in one direction, but bind the shaft to an outer fixed surface, prohibiting rotation when the shaft is urged in the opposite direction. However, the present invention is made switchable from one-way action to free-wheel action, that is, shaft motion is allowed in both directions by separating the outer binding surface from the main housing of the clutch, allowing it to move radially and allow the surface required to bind the shaft to move away from contact with the rolling members and shaft, thereby allowing the shaft to freewheel. Optionally, stops limit rotation beyond the off position and place the actuator in an optimal “on” position.
- In the drawings, FIG. 1 is a front elevational view of a switchable clutch assembly of the present invention with the pin cover off;
- FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a switchable clutch assembly of the present invention around a shaft with the pin cover attached;
- FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a housing member of a switchable clutch of the present invention;
- FIG. 4 is a perspective view of an actuating member of a switchable clutch of the present invention;
- FIG. 5 is a detail view of a pin in the on or locked position; and
- FIG. 6 is a detail view of a pin in the off or free-wheeling position.
- FIG. 7 is a front elevation view of an alternative embodiment of the switchable clutch assembly with the pin cover off; and
- FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the alternative embodiment of the switchable clutch assembly of FIG. 7 with the pin cover off.
- Corresponding reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views of the drawings.
- The following detailed description illustrates the invention by way of example and not by way of limitation. This description will clearly enable one skilled in the art to make and use the invention, and describes several embodiments, adaptations, variations, alternatives and uses of the invention, including what is presently believed to be the best mode of carrying out the invention. As various changes could be made in the above constructions without departing from the scope of the invention, it is intended that all matter contained in the above description or shown in the accompanying drawings shall be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.
- Referring to FIGS. 1, 2 and3, a clutch assembly of the present invention is shown generally at
reference numeral 1.Clutch assembly 1 is preferably made of a combination of metal and a lighter weight material such as plastic, although any other suitable materials could be used.Clutch assembly 1 comprises anactuator member 4 and ahousing member 6. Bothactuator 4 andhousing 6 are adapted to fit around arotatable shaft 7. In the preferred embodiment of the present invention, therotatable shaft 7 is about ten millimeters (about 0.393 inches) in outside diameter, which corresponds in size to a common conventional fishing reel shaft, although other sizes and uses may be possible with this invention. It should be understood thatshaft 7, while shown as a hollow cylinder, may be solid as well.Shaft 7 is free to rotate in either a clockwise or a counterclockwise direction when the clutch is in an “off” or free-wheeling position, as will be described. Referring to FIG. 2, when fully assembled, the internal parts of the clutch are enclosed by apin cover 3. - Cylindrical pins or rolling members,10, 12, 14, 16, and 18, are captured between
actuator 4 andhousing 6 and held aboutshaft 7, as will be more thoroughly described below. Briefly, the pins or rollingmembers shaft 7 by resilient or biasing members 30-34, while being free to rotate about their own axes. In the preferred embodiment of the present invention, biasing members 30-34 are metal leaf springs, although any number of springs, resilient materials or other biasing members could be utilized. Biasing members are preferably attached toclutch housing 6, as will be described. - Referring now to FIG. 3, the
housing 6 has ahousing fixing member 8 for attachment to a surface. In the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the surface would be an interior face of a fishing reel, through which a rotatable shaft is disposed, although other uses of this invention might involve other methods of fixing the housing including multiple contact points such as may exist with teeth or gears. -
Housing 6 has aback plate 9, which preferably defines a flat planar surface for abutment with an interior face of a fishing reel. In the preferred embodiment,fixing member 8 is coextensive withback plate 9. A plurality ofhousing projections back plate 9. The predetermined distance that each ofprojections back plate 9 is preferably approximately equal, such that an imaginary plane defining the top surfaces ofprojections back plate 9. - Each
projection portions projections - Referring now to FIG. 4,
actuator 4 has anactuating arm 5 adapted to be movable from a first, “on” or fixed position to a second, “off” or free-wheeling position when associated with thehousing 6. Although the preferred embodiment utilizes anactuating arm 5, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the actuator could be any other shape, or formed in other conventional ways. Theactuator 4 could be a drawn cup, for example. -
Actuator 4 preferably has a generally cylindrical outer surface, although any number of outer surface shapes could be employed. Although generally round, the interior surface ofactuator 4 comprises flatinner surfaces indented surfaces - As can best be seen in FIGS. 1, 5 and6, when
housing 6 is brought into operable communication withactuator 4, rollingmembers pockets projections inner surfaces actuator 4 respectively, and by the external surface of theshaft 7 at their innermost boundary. The interaction between the housing and actuator could, of course, result in various shaped pockets other than the illustrative embodiment. - FIGS. 1, 2 and5, the clutch is shown in its first, “on” or locked position. In this position, rolling
members inner surfaces rotatable shaft 7 so as to prevent rotation in one direction. As theactuator 4 is rotated viaactuator arm 5 in a clockwise direction as viewed in FIG. 1, for example, theinner surfaces members rotatable shaft 7 thereby allowing the shaft to freewheel. In a preferred embodiment, further rotation of theactuator 4 is limited within the clutch by the interaction of surfaces such as the raisedportions housing 6 and theindented surfaces actuator 4. Rotation of the actuator may, alternately, be limited externally such as may be designed in an urging member that movesactuating arm 5. A detail of the “on” or locked position can be seen in FIG. 5. Rollingmember 10 is held by biasingmember 30 inpocket 40, againsttop surface 41 ofactuator 4 andshaft 7 and away from arcuateconcave portion 21 ofhousing 6. - As can best be seen in FIGS. 1 and 6, when the
actuator 4 is rotated clockwise, for example, and theinner surfaces member 10 is urged by the biasingmember 30 toward and intoconcave portion 21 ofhousing 6, lifting rollingmember 10 out of engagement with bothrotatable shaft 7 andinner surface 41 thus allowingrotatable shaft 7 to turn in either direction, or “free-wheel” in the second, “off” position of the clutch. - Referring now to FIG. 7 an alternative embodiment of the
present clutch 101 hasstops Stops over-center spring 202 or similar device may be used to urge anactuator spring arm 200 andhousing arm 201 towards the “on” or “off” positions, helping to minimize ineffective intermediate positions. This spring-loaded clutch does not require precise positioning of theactuating arm 105 to place theactuator 104 in an optimal “on” or “off” position. Yet another benefit of a spring-loaded clutch is that too much pressure on actuatingarm 105 in either direction could cause part of thehousing 104, particularlyprojections - To help further lighten the clutch assembly, the heavier metal parts such as the
actuating arm 105 and theactuator spring arm 200 may haveinterior walls holes members members members Housing projections housing projections Housing fixing member 108 is used for attaching the clutch 101 to a surface. - Numerous variations will occur to those skilled in the art in light of the foregoing disclosure, without departing from the intended scope of the invention. For example, the number of rolling members used may be more or less than the illustrative embodiment. Likewise, the number of projections may be other than those of the illustrative embodiment. Various methods of fixing the
housing 6 and effecting movement of theactuator 4 can be conceived. The arcuate concave area could be any shape that prevents the rolling member from contacting the shaft when urged into the off or unlocked position. The exterior shape of the clutch may be altered. The actuator may be spring-loaded into the “on” or the “off” positions or spring-loaded so that intermediate positions are minimized. Additional formations could be added to assist in accurately controlling rotation of the actuator. Many other applications for the switchable clutch of the present invention besides fishing reels may be used, such as for example xerographic copying machines, facsimile machines, roller skates and the like. These are merely illustrative.
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1. A clutch comprising:
a housing member, said housing member having a housing fixing member for attachment to a surface, a back plate coextensive with said housing fixing member, said back plate defining a plane, a plurality of housing projections extending generally normal to the plane defined by said back plate;
an actuator, said actuator having an inner surface comprising a plurality of flat surfaces, said flat surfaces forming an oblique angle with respect to an imaginary line through the flat surface and perpendicular to a radial line through the center of the actuator and said plurality of indented surfaces;
a plurality of pockets formed by the interaction of said housing and said actuator;
a plurality of rolling members captured in said pockets;
a plurality of biasing members urging said rolling members toward contact with both a rotatable shaft and said inner surfaces of said actuator;
said actuator rotatable with respect to said housing member such that when the actuator is rotated in a first, on direction, the rolling members are in contact with both the rotatable shaft and the inner surfaces of actuator thereby limiting movement of rotatable shaft in one direction, and when said actuator is rotated in an opposite, second, off position, said inner surfaces of said actuator are moved a distance such as not to allow contact of the rolling members with both rotatable shaft and inner surfaces of actuator thereby allowing radial movement of said rotatable shaft in either direction.
2. The clutch of claim 1 wherein said biasing members associated with said housing and said rolling members are leaf springs.
3. The clutch of claim 1 wherein said housing is fabricated from a non-metal material.
4. The clutch of claim 3 wherein said non metal material is a plastic.
5. The clutch of claim 1 wherein said flat surfaces forming an oblique angle with respect to an imaginary line through the flat surface and perpendicular to a radial line through the center of the actuator form an oblique angle of between about eight and twenty degrees.
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